A TNSTC bus that was buried by a landslide in the Nilgiris on Friday night.
The minister said 62 landslides had been reported from the Nilgiris since the start of the monsoon. “So far, 14 people have died in lightning strikes and other rain-related incidents in the state. Responding to media reports of more than 30 rain-related deaths, Sengottaiyan said the department was examining other deaths reported since the onset of the monsoon to ascertain whether they were rain-related or due to natural causes.
He said the department has dispatched an expert team to the Nilgiris to study the recent landslides, while the govt was issuing rain-related information and alerts to the public without delay. The govt has extended financial assistance to the victims’ families,” the minister said after chairing a review meeting with senior department officials on monsoon preparedness. District collectors had also been asked to investigate the cases and submit reports to the govt, he said.
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